2024 Chilean municipal elections
26 October 2024–27 October 2024
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| Registered | 15,450,377 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 84.83% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Chilean municipal elections were held on 26–27 October 2024 to choose mayors and municipal councillors across Chile's 346 communes.
These elections marked a return to Chile's regular municipal cycle following the COVID-19 pandemic, which had postponed the 2020 vote to 2021.[1] They were the first municipal elections held under Chile's reinstated compulsory voting law.[2]
Voters cast ballots for local and regional offices simultaneously, including regional governors and councillors, as part of Chile's ongoing decentralization reforms.[3] Primary elections to select mayoral and regional governor candidates were held on 9 June 2024.[4][5]
Electoral alliances
The formation of electoral alliances began in early April 2024, with several coalitions announcing their participation. On 7 April, the parties Amarillos por Chile, Democrats, and Sentido Común joined forces to create the "Centro Democrático" alliance for the municipal elections.[6] The following day, the Christian Social Party registered its own electoral pact with independent candidates, scheduling mayoral primaries in key communes including Independencia and Concepción.[7]
The center-right Chile Vamos coalition, comprising RN, the UDI, and Evópoli, formally registered on 9 April. Their pact included provisions for primaries to select both regional governor and mayoral candidates.[8] For municipal council elections, Chile Vamos initially filed three separate lists—one for each member party alongside independent candidates.[9] However, in a strategic shift the next day, the UDI and Evópoli lists were merged into a single pact with separate sub-sections for each party.[10]
Also on 9 April, the governing coalition's "Contigo Chile Mejor" alliance was registered, bringing together the ruling parties with the Christian Democratic Party. For council elections, the coalition declared four distinct lists to field candidates across different municipalities.[11]
Agreed pacts
| Pact | Party | |
|---|---|---|
| Mayors | Councillors | |
| B. Popular Ecologist Left[12] | Equality Party | |
| Humanist Party | ||
| People's Party | ||
| F. Social Christian Party and Independents | Christian Social Party | |
| H. Contigo Chile Mejor | A. For Chile, We Continue | Broad Front |
| Communist Party of Chile | ||
| Humanist Action | ||
| G. Green Liberals for a Safe Commune | Social Green Regionalist Federation | |
| Liberal Party of Chile | ||
| T. Your Radical Commune | Radical Party of Chile | |
| U. A Much Better Chile | Socialist Party of Chile | |
| Party for Democracy | ||
| Christian Democratic Party of Chile | ||
| K. Workers' Left and Independents[13] | Revolutionary Workers' Party | |
| P. People's Party and Independents[14] | People's Party | |
| R. Democratic Centre | Amarillos por Chile | |
| Democrats | ||
| X. Ecologists, Animalists and Independents[15] | Popular Green Alliance Party | |
| Y. Republicans and Independents | Republican Party of Chile | |
| Z. Chile Vamos | E. Chile Vamos UDI-Evópoli and Independents | Independent Democratic Union |
| Political Evolution | ||
| I. Chile Vamos Renovación Nacional - Independientes | National Renewal | |
Primary results
Primary elections to select mayoral and gubernatorial candidates were held on 9 June 2024.[4][5] The results held by each participating pact were as follows:[16]
| Pact/Party | Votes | % | Candidates | Nominees | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Chile Vamos | 112,191 | 55 | 20 | ||
| Independents | 66,371 | 59.16% | 27 | 8 | |
| Renovación Nacional | 22,868 | 20.38% | 13 | 6 | |
| Unión Demócrata Independiente | 17,747 | 15.82% | 9 | 3 | |
| Evolución Política | 5,205 | 4.64% | 6 | 3 | |
| B. Contigo Chile Mejor | 168,288 | 152 | 47 | ||
| Independents | 41,050 | 24.39% | 40 | 11 | |
| Partido Socialista de Chile | 33,773 | 20.07% | 23 | 10 | |
| Partido Demócrata Cristiano | 22,909 | 13.61% | 19 | 3 | |
| Partido Comunista de Chile | 18,011 | 10.70% | 18 | 5 | |
| Partido por la Democracia | 12,013 | 7.14% | 14 | 7 | |
| Convergencia Social | 9,735 | 5.78% | 6 | 3 | |
| Revolución Democrática | 8,448 | 5.02% | 4 | 1 | |
| Partido Radical de Chile | 7,557 | 4.49% | 9 | 2 | |
| Federación Regionalista Verde Social | 7,274 | 4.32% | 9 | 2 | |
| Partido Liberal de Chile | 3,639 | 2.16% | 5 | 0 | |
| Comunes | 3,309 | 1.97% | 4 | 1 | |
| Acción Humanista | 570 | 0.34% | 1 | 0 | |
| C. Partido Social Cristiano & independents | 3,892 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Valid votes | 284,371 | 95.50% | |||
| Null votes | 9,255 | 3.11% | |||
| Blank votes | 4,141 | 1.39% | |||
| Total votes cast | 297,767 | 100.0% | |||
| Source: Electoral Service of Chile.[17] | |||||
Election results
Nationwide results
Preliminary results.
| Coalition/Party | Mayors | Councillors | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | Seats | Votes | Seats | |
| Contigo Chile Mejor | 30.08% | 111 | 41.02% | 1,026 |
| Chile Vamos | 26.55% | 122 | 28.16% | 835 |
| Independents | 30.41% | 103 | 0.82% | 7 |
| Republicans and independents | 4.18% | 8 | 13.81% | 233 |
| Christian Social Party | 3.30% | 1 | 3.68% | 24 |
| People's Party and independents | 1.64% | 0 | 2.87% | 23 |
| Ecologists, Animalists and Independents | 1.43% | 0 | 2.57% | 16 |
| Democratic Centre | 1.36% | 0 | 4.42% | 70 |
| Popular Ecologist Left | 0.98% | 0 | 2.51% | 17 |
| Workers' Left and Independents | 0.08% | 0 | 0.13% | 0 |
| Total | 100% | 345 | 100% | 2,256 |
| Valid votes | 11,700,818 | 10,273,326 | ||
| Null votes | 899,902 | 1,689,440 | ||
| Blank votes | 505,098 | 1,117,220 | ||
| Total votes cast | 13,105,818 | 13,079,986 | ||
| Voter turnout | 84.83% | 84.66% | ||
| Registered voters | 15,450,377 | |||
Source: Electoral Service.
Results by selected communes
The following table lists party control in regional capitals, as well as in communes with an electoral population above 70,000.[18]
| Communes | Electors | Incumbent mayor | Political coalition | Elect mayor | Political coalition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puente Alto | 417,443 | Germán Codina Powers (RN) | Chile Vamos | Matías Toledo Herrera (IND) | Independent | ||
| Maipú | 399,170 | Tomás Vodanovic Escudero (RD) | Frente Amplio | Tomás Vodanovic Escudero (FA) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| Santiago | 377,549 | Irací Hassler Jacob (PCCh) | Chile Digno, Verde y Soberano | Mario Desbordes Jiménez (RN) | Chile Vamos | ||
| Viña del Mar | 309,826 | Macarena Ripamonti Serrano (RD) | Frente Amplio | Macarena Ripamonti Serrano (FA) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| La Florida | 309,441 | Rodolfo Carter Fernández (IND) | Chile Vamos | Daniel Reyes Morales (IND) | Chile Vamos | ||
| Antofagasta | 302,465 | Jonathan Velásquez Ramírez (IND) | Independent | Sacha Razmilic Burgos (Evópoli) | Chile Vamos | ||
| Valparaíso | 285,768 | Jorge Sharp Fajardo (IND) | Independent | Camila Nieto Hernández (FA) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| Las Condes | 281,660 | Daniela Peñaloza Ramos (UDI) | Chile Vamos | Catalina San Martín Cavada (IND) | Independent | ||
| Temuco | 248,712 | Roberto Neira Aburto (PPD) | Unidad por el Apruebo | Roberto Neira Aburto (IND) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| San Bernardo | 231,695 | Christopher White Bahamondes (PS) | Unidad por el Apruebo | Christopher White Bahamondes (PS) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| Ñuñoa | 208,845 | Cristina Ríos Saavedra (RD) | Frente Amplio | Sebastián Sichel Ramírez (IND) | Chile Vamos | ||
| Puerto Montt | 206,833 | Gervoy Paredes Rojas (PS) | Unidad por el Apruebo | Rodrigo Wainraihgt Galilea (RN) | Chile Vamos | ||
| Concepción | 202,789 | Álvaro Ortiz Vera (PDC) | Unidos por la Dignidad | Héctor Muñoz Uribe (PSC) | Partido Social Cristiano | ||
| Rancagua | 201,241 | Juan Godoy Muñoz (PS) | Unidad por el Apruebo | Raimundo Agliati Marchant (RN) | Chile Vamos | ||
| La Serena | 196,737 | Roberto Jacob Jure (PR) | Unidad por el Apruebo | Daniela Norambuena Borgheresi (RN) | Chile Vamos | ||
| Peñalolén | 189,187 | Carolina Álvarez Salamanca (PDC) | Unidos por la Dignidad | Miguel Concha Manso (FA) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| Talca | 189,143 | Juan Díaz Avendaño (RN) | Chile Vamos | Juan Díaz Avendaño (RN) | Chile Vamos | ||
| Coquimbo | 188,300 | Alí Manouchehri Moghadam (IND) | Independent | Alí Manouchehri Moghadam (IND) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| Arica | 186,950 | Gerardo Espíndola Rojas (PL) | Frente Amplio | Orlando Vargas Pizarro (IND) | Independent | ||
| Los Ángeles | 174,699 | Esteban Krause Salazar (PR) | Unidad por el Apruebo | José Pérez Arriagada (PR) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| Pudahuel | 174,692 | Ítalo Bravo Lizana (Igualdad) | Dignidad Ahora | Ítalo Bravo Lizana (IND) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| Providencia | 170,588 | Evelyn Matthei Fornet (UDI) | Chile Vamos | Jaime Bellolio Avaria (UDI) | Chile Vamos | ||
| Iquique | 166,485 | Mauricio Soria Macchiavello (IND) | Unidad por el Apruebo | Mauricio Soria Macchiavello (IND) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| Chillán | 160,001 | Camilo Benavente Jiménez (PPD) | Unidad por el Apruebo | Camilo Benavente Jiménez (PPD) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| Quilicura | 151,351 | Paulina Bobadilla Navarrete (IND) | Frente Amplio | Paulina Bobadilla Navarrete (IND) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| Valdivia | 146,610 | Carla Amtmann Fecci (RD) | Frente Amplio | Carla Amtmann Fecci (FA) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| Osorno | 146,257 | Emeterio Carrillo Torres (PDC) | Unidos por la Dignidad | Jaime Bertin Valenzuela (IND) | Independent | ||
| Quilpué | 141,921 | Valeria Melipillán Figueroa (CS) | Frente Amplio | Carolina Corti Badia (RN) | Chile Vamos | ||
| Recoleta | 137,136 | Fares Jadue Leiva (PCCh) | Chile Digno, Verde y Soberano | Fares Jadue Leiva (PCCh) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| La Pintana | 135,853 | Claudia Pizarro Peña (PDC) | Unidos por la Dignidad | Claudia Pizarro Peña (PDC) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| El Bosque | 132,692 | Manuel Zúñiga Aguilar (PS) | Unidad por el Apruebo | Manuel Zúñiga Aguilar (PS) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| Calama | 132,499 | Eliecer Chamorro Vargas (FREVS) | Chile Digno, Verde y Soberano | Eliecer Chamorro Vargas (FREVS) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| Estación Central | 130,938 | Felipe Muñoz Vallejos (IND) | Frente Amplio | Felipe Muñoz Vallejos (IND) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| Talcahuano | 130,312 | Henry Campos Coa (UDI) | Chile Vamos | Eduardo Saavedra Bustos (PS) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| Copiapó | 127,742 | Marcos López Rivera (IND) | Unidos por la Dignidad | Maglio Cicardini Neyra (IND) | Independent | ||
| Curicó | 126,024 | Javier Muñoz Riquelme (PDC) | Unidos por la Dignidad | George Bordachar Sotomayor (IND) | Independent | ||
| Punta Arenas | 123,365 | Claudio Radonich Jiménez (RN) | Chile Vamos | Claudio Radonich Jiménez (RN) | Chile Vamos | ||
| Renca | 114,898 | Claudio Castro Salas (IND) | Independent | Claudio Castro Salas (IND) | Independent | ||
| San Miguel | 113,986 | Erika Martínez Osorio (IND) | Frente Amplio | Carol Bown Sepúlveda (UDI) | Chile Vamos | ||
| Conchalí | 112,718 | René de la Vega Fuentes (IND) | Independent | René de la Vega Fuentes (IND) | Independent | ||
| Cerro Navia | 109,627 | Mauro Tamayo Rozas (IND) | Independent | Mauro Tamayo Rozas (IND) | Independent | ||
| Villa Alemana | 109,103 | Javiera Toledo Muñoz (IND) | Independent | Nelson Estay Molina (IND) | Chile Vamos | ||
| Colina | 105,670 | Isabel Valenzuela Ahumada (UDI) | Chile Vamos | Isabel Valenzuela Ahumada (UDI) | Chile Vamos | ||
| Melipilla | 104,552 | Lorena Olavarría Baeza (CS) | Frente Amplio | Paula Gárate Rojas (UDI) | Chile Vamos | ||
| Quinta Normal | 103,215 | Karina Delfino Mussa (PS) | Unidad por el Apruebo | Karina Delfino Mussa (PS) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| Macul | 100,976 | Gonzalo Montoya Riquelme (IND) | Independent | Eduardo Espinoza Gaete (PLR) | Republicanos e Independientes | ||
| San Pedro de la Paz | 99,736 | Javier Guiñez Castro (IND) | Independent | Juan Spoerer Brito (Evópoli) | Chile Vamos | ||
| La Granja | 98,433 | Luis Delpin Aguilar (PDC) | Unidos por la Dignidad | Claudio Arriagada Macaya (IND) | Independent | ||
| Ovalle | 95,519 | Jonathan Acuña Rojas (PDC) | Unidos por la Dignidad | Héctor Vega Campusano (IND) | Independent | ||
| Coronel | 94,120 | Boris Chamorro Rebolledo (IND) | Independent | Boris Chamorro Rebolledo (PS) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| Independencia | 90,611 | Gonzalo Durán Baronti (IND) | Independent | Agustín Iglesias Muñoz (IND) | Chile Vamos | ||
| La Reina | 89,892 | José Palacios Parra (UDI) | Chile Vamos | José Palacios Parra (UDI) | Chile Vamos | ||
| Lo Barnechea | 89,864 | Juan Lira Ibáñez (UDI) | Chile Vamos | Felipe Alessandri Vergara (RN) | Chile Vamos | ||
| Pedro Aguirre Cerda | 87,786 | Luis Astudillo Peiretti (IND) | Independent | Luis Astudillo Peiretti (IND) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| Vitacura | 87,607 | Camila Merino Catalán (Evópoli) | Chile Vamos | Camila Merino Catalán (Evópoli) | Chile Vamos | ||
| Buin | 86,077 | Miguel Araya Lobos (UDI) | Chile Vamos | Miguel Araya Lobos (UDI) | Chile Vamos | ||
| Linares | 85,094 | Mario Meza Vásquez (RN) | Chile Vamos | Mario Meza Vásquez (RN) | Chile Vamos | ||
| Lo Espejo | 83,708 | Javiera Reyes Jara (PCCh) | Chile Digno, Verde y Soberano | Javiera Reyes Jara (PCCh) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| Lo Prado | 83,459 | Maximiliano Ríos Galleguillos (PPD) | Unidad por el Apruebo | Maximiliano Ríos Galleguillos (PPD) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| La Cisterna | 81,952 | Joel Olmos Espinoza (IND) | Independent | Joel Olmos Espinoza (AH) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| San Antonio | 80,871 | María Lizana Sierra (IND) | Independent | Omar Vera Castro (IND) | Independent | ||
| San Joaquín | 79,967 | Cristóbal Labra Bassa (IND) | Independent | Cristóbal Labra Bassa (IND) | Independent | ||
| Quillota | 79,191 | Óscar Calderón Sánchez (IND) | Independent | Luis Mella Gajardo (IND) | Independent | ||
| Huechuraba | 77,458 | Carlos Cuadrado Prats (PPD) | Unidad por el Apruebo | Maximiliano Luksic Lederer (IND) | Chile Vamos | ||
| Hualpén | 77,423 | Miguel Rivera Morales (PPD) | Unidad por el Apruebo | Miguel Rivera Morales (PPD) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| San Ramón | 75,432 | Gustavo Toro Quintana (PDC) | Unidos por la Dignidad | Gustavo Toro Quintana (PDC) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| Peñaflor | 75,315 | Nivaldo Meza Garfia (PDC) | Unidos por la Dignidad | Rodrigo Cornejo Inostroza (UDI) | Chile Vamos | ||
| Lampa | 73,736 | Jonathan Opazo Carrasco (IND) | Independent | Jonathan Opazo Carrasco (IND) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
| Coyhaique | 55,071 | Carlos Gatica Villegas (PDC) | Unidos por la Dignidad | Carlos Gatica Villegas (PDC) | Contigo Chile Mejor | ||
See also
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